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  • 131con — I. transitive verb (conned; conning) Etymology: Middle English connen to know, learn, study, alteration of cunnen to know, infinitive of can more at can Date: 13th century 1. to commit to memory 2. to study or examine closely II. variant of conn …

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  • 132jive — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1928 1. swing music or the dancing performed to it 2. a. glib, deceptive, or foolish talk b. the jargon of hipsters c. a special jargon of difficult or slang terms • jivey adjective II …

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